/tags/drag-queen Drag Queen en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-02-17/drag-beyond-the-binary-gender-performance Go to a drag show, and you’ll likely encounter big hair, incredible lip syncs and tons of glitter. But those who engage in this gender-bending art form know that it’s just as much about activism as it is about entertainment. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2023-02-17/drag-beyond-the-binary-gender-performance Audrey Smith, Anita Rao /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-02-17/slayed-gender-performance-beyond-the-binary-gender-performance-artist After not seeing a drag show for the first 30 years of her life, Anita now dives in. She explores the history and evolution of the artform with a drag scholar-turned-performer; meets a non-binary drag 'thing' pushing boundaries through performance; and talks with a Durham-based drag artist who speaks out against anti-drag violence. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-02-17/slayed-gender-performance-beyond-the-binary-gender-performance-artist Audrey Smith, Anita Rao /news/2022-12-09/nc-power-grid-attack-stokes-fear-in-rural-lgbtq-community As shootings at two electrical substations cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes last weekend, they also sparked widespread speculation that the days-long blackout might be the latest of several attempts to shut down a local drag show meant to celebrate the LGBTQ community in rural Moore County. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:05:30 GMT /news/2022-12-09/nc-power-grid-attack-stokes-fear-in-rural-lgbtq-community Associated Press /arts-culture/2016-08-01/becoming-miss-gay-north-carolina-america-meet-justin-natvig-aka-vivian-vaughn Justin Natvig has had a flair for performance most of his life. As a young kid, he often snuck into his grandparents’ attic and dug through his… Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:55:00 GMT /arts-culture/2016-08-01/becoming-miss-gay-north-carolina-america-meet-justin-natvig-aka-vivian-vaughn Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-01/becoming-miss-gay-north-carolina-america-meet-justin-natvig-aka-vivian-vaughn Justin Natvig has had a flair for performance most of his life. As a young kid, he often snuck into his grandparents’ attic and dug through his… Mon, 01 Aug 2016 15:55:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-08-01/becoming-miss-gay-north-carolina-america-meet-justin-natvig-aka-vivian-vaughn Anita Rao, Frank Stasio